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  • How Free is Free Speech

    State Library of NSW 1 Shakespeare Pl, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Freedom of expression is front and centre in Australian public conversation.

    Yet how free are journalists to express themselves, particularly if their ideas are considered contentious or satirical? How do we responsibly maintain the rights of journalists to report the truth, whilst also fostering mutual understanding and empathy between communities?

    As commentary becomes more tribal and viewpoints more siloed, how free are journalists and writers to express unorthodox, controversial or nuanced positions?

  • Anne Summers: Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2026

    State Library of NSW 1 Shakespeare Pl, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Dr Anne Summers will discuss her new book, Witness, an illuminating first-ever collection of her reportage, essays, interviews and articles.

    She revisits the vindictive politics of the Julia Gillard era, the unexpected legacy of Malcolm Fraser and the way John Howard upended the agenda for women’s equality. She explores the Mexican patron saint of drug runners, the terrorist bombing of an Ariana Grande concert and the women who marched against rape in war on ANZAC Day. And she reflects on the death of her mother, finally providing a headstone for a violent grandfather, sharing her name with a chain of sex shops and why she couldn’t throw out her swinging '60s wedding dress.